Agricultural Development and Policy

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Darfur’s long-distance trade: impact of war and Rapid Support Forces’ trade embargo

Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)

14 April 2025

Deep-rooted causes of farmer–herder conflicts and impact on local food systems: case studies from Sudan, Nigeria and Mali

Fiona Flintan, Magda Nassef, Baba Ba, Hussein M Sulieman, Saleh Momale, Pilar Domingo, Boubacer El Hadji Ba

16 December 2025

Do new permanent water supplies in the drylands help build resilience? the impacts of new boreholes on coping with drought in Ethiopia and Kenya

Nancy Balfour, Jackson Wachira, Masresha Taye, Simon Levine

30 September 2025

Do public works programmes create valuable assets for livelihoods and resilience? A retrospective study of the impacts of assets for natural resource management in Ethiopia and Kenya

Simon Levine, Eva Ludi, Anna McCord, Dorice Agol, Aklilu Amsalu, Maren Duvendack, Joyce Njigua, Mulugeta Tefera

19 December 2024

Does resilience-building last when projects end? Retrospective lessons from projects to support pastoralists in Turkana, Kenya

Dorice Agol

31 March 2025

Dynamic livelihoods in conflict and recurrent crises: stories of change from Ethiopia and South Sudan

Leigh Mayhew, Simon Levine, Abraham Diing Akoi, Fekadu Adugna Tufa, Caitlin Sturridge

20 November 2025

Dynamism in the drylands: Evidence from South Sudan for supporting pastoral livelihoods during protracted crises

Alex Humphrey, Thudan James Gai, Nyachar Lony

31 January 2023

Enhancing pastoral adaptation strategies in Wau and Jur River Counties, South Sudan: resilience to recurrent climate, economic and social shocks and crises

Grace Njoroge, Nyuon Moses

15 December 2025

État de préparation du Tchad à l’accès au financement climatique

Camille Laville, Colette Benoudji, Holly Barsham, Manisha Gulati, Mauricio Vazquez, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton

10 October 2024

Évaluation rapide de l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19: Y compris du Hajj restreint de 2020 sur les exportations de bétail de Somalie et des pays voisins, et les implications pour la programmation du FCDO en Somalie

Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)

14 April 2021

Exploring the conflict blind spots in climate adaptation finance: Synthesis report

Yue Cao, Tilly Alcayna, Adriana Quevedo, Jim Jarvie

30 September 2021

Exploring the conflict blind spots in climate adaptation finance in the Sahel and Horn of Africa

Adriana Quevedo, Yue Cao, Tilly Alcayna, Jim Jarvie

21 April 2022

Faced with floods: shifting livelihood strategies among South Sudan’s pastoralists

Alex Humphrey, Elizabeth Stites, Thudan Gai, Nyachar Lony

21 December 2023

Farming after fighting: Agricultural recovery after conflict

Steve Wiggins, Rupsha Banerjee, Neema Patel, Kelvin Shikuku

6 July 2023

Financing livestock trade: formal and informal finance in Kenya, Mali and Somalia

Rupsha Banerjee, Boukary Barry, Carmen Jaquez, Nick Meakin, Steve Wiggins, Mohamed Yussuf

18 January 2022

Findings from field studies of post-harvest storage and processing in Afghanistan

Ihsanullah Ghafoori, Khalid Behzad, Saifullah Mukhlis, Taqweemul Haq Atal, Azada Rezaye, Adam Pain

7 December 2023

Five lessons for supporting resilience in conflicts and recurring crises: evidence from SPARC’s retrospective studies of livelihood support

Simon Levine

16 December 2025

Food aid, sharing and resilience: the role of collectivity and connectivity in drought affected pastoralist systems in Ethiopia

Fiona Flintan, Abiyot Anbacha, Abule Ebro, Bedasa Eba, Habtamu Disasa, Hamdi Aden, Mohamed Abdilatif, Amanuel Assefa

19 November 2025

Food prices in Mali and Sudan: changes, causes, consequences and responses - May 2025 update

Steve Wiggins, Boukary Barry, Neema Patel, Hussein Sulieman

27 December 2025

Food prices in Mali and Sudan: changes, causes, consequences and responses

Steve Wiggins, Mary Allen, Boukary Barry, Elvira Mami, Neema Patel, Hussein Sulieman

31 March 2023

Forecasts for pastoralists: Increasing demand for weather forecasts to support adaptation in northern Kenya

Ellen Reid

27 September 2024

From risk to resilience: grounding innovation in pastoralist realities

Wendy Chamberlin, Tigist Kebede, Carmen Jaquez